Windies claim narrow win

West Indies edged past Pakistan's total of 170 to register a narrow two-wicket victory in their nail-biting Champions Trophy Group B opener at the Kia Oval.

Kemar Roach and Sunil Narine took three wickets apiece in the morning as Pakistan were restricted to a low total despite a career-high ODI score of 96 not out from Misbah-ul-Haq. Earlier, Denesh Ramdin was barracked by the majority of the 20,491 strong crowd for claiming to have caught Misbah off Roach, but - after a replay - the umpires reinstated the Pakistan skipper.

Chris Gayle led from the front for the Windies in the afternoon, hitting 39, but the rest of the order fell relatively cheaply, leaving the world Twenty20 champions in trouble on 165 for eight. Roach and Ramdin showed nerves of steel to see out the match though to give the Windies a winning start to their Champions Trophy campaign with just under 10 overs left.

The West Indies openers started aggressively, before Muhammad Irfan removed Darren Bravo for a duck.

Gayle and Darren Bravo steered the West Indies past 50 in the 11th over and looked in control before two wickets in two overs gave Pakistan a glimmer of hope.

First Gayle wafted at - and missed - a drifting ball from Saeed Ajmal and Wahab Riaz then removed new batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan (one) with a peach of a short delivery which he edged behind.

Kieron Pollard and Marlon Samuels added 13 off 45 to restore some composure, but Samuels then went down the track trying to punt Mohammad Hafeez back over his own head, but he missed and Akmal whipped the bails off to leave the Windies 94 for five.

Misbah brought Irfan back in to the attack to try to keep the pressure on the West Indies, but Pollard and Dwayne Bravo dug in and edged closer to Pakistan's total. Their partnership ended on 43 when Pollard was dismissed for 30 after being caught behind off Wahab, just 34 short of their target.

More drama followed when Dwayne Bravo was trapped leg before wicket on 19 by Ajmal to leave the Windies at 143 for seven in the 37th over.

Narine was dismissed with the West Indies just six short of their target but Roach hit a powerful four over the covers to complete a nervy win.